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Clapland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Little Grebe, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Little Grebe, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Wild Service-tree, Wood Anemone +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Dock Bug, Migrant Hawker · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Dock Bug, Migrant Hawker · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network

The Cuckoo TrailCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route14 m

Named routeRef 21Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route280 m

Named routeRef 21Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route70 m

Named routeRef 21Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Little Grebe +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Wild Service-tree · Primrose · Wood Anemone · Cuckooflower

Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Little Grebe +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2025

Wild Service-tree · Primrose · Wood Anemone · Cuckooflower

Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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